Idols is a television show on the South African television network M-Net, based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in South Africa.
Season synopses[]
Season One[]
- Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 1)
Season One Contestants[]
The following is a list of Season One contestants, in order of elimination.
David Fourie
Nicole Billingham
Rian Swanepoel
Lyndle Kearns
Cindy Bester
Ezra Lingeveldt
Ayanda Nhlangothi
Bianca Le Grange
Melanie Lowe
Brandon October (runner-up)
Heinz Winckler (winner)
The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male
Weekly results per idol | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Week | Semi Finals Group 1 | Semi Finals Group 2 | Semi Finals Group 3 | Semi Finals Group 4 | Semi Finals Group 5 | Semi Finals Group 6 | Semi Finals Group 7 | Semi Finals Group 8 | Semi Finals Group 9 | Semi Finals Group 10 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final | ||||||||
Heinz Winckler | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 11 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | WINNER | ||||||||
Brandon October | TOP 11 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Safe | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | LOSE | ||||||||
Melanie Lowe | TOP 11 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Bottom five | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | THIRD | ||||||||
Bianca Le Grange | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 11 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (semi final) | ||||||||
Ayanda Nhlangothi | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 11 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (quarter final) | |||||||||
Ezra Lingeveldt | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 11 | Safe | Bottom three | Eliminated | Eliminated (quarter final) | |||||||||
Cindy Bester | Did not perform | TOP 11 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Bottom four | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) | ||||||||||
Lyndle Kearns | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 11 | Did not perform | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) | ||||||||||
Rian Swanepoel | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 11 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||||||
Nicole Billingham | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 11 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||||||
David Fourie | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 11 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) |
NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists
Season Two[]
- Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 2)
Season Two Contestants[]
The following is a list of Season Two contestants, in order of elimination.
Noluthando Meje
Khwezi Kekana
Thelma Jansen
Petro De Villiers
Zama Sithole
Karen Ferreira
Kgomotso Tsatsi
Wafeeq Saffodien
Nazneen Leeman
Jacques Terre'Blanche
Poseletso Sejosingoe (runner-up)
Anke Pietrangeli (winner)
The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male
Weekly results per idol | |||||||||||||||||||
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Week | Semi Finals Group 1 | Semi Finals Group 2 | Semi Finals Group 3 | Semi Finals Group 4 | Wild Card | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final | |||||
Anke Pietrangeli | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | N/A | Safe | Safe | WINNER | |||||
Poseletso Sejosingoe | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom three | N/A | Safe | Safe | LOSE | |||||
Jacques Terre'Blanche | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | N/A | Bottom three | Eliminated | Eliminated (semi final) | |||||
Nazneen Leeman | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | N/A | Eliminated | Eliminated (quarter final) | ||||||
Wafeeq Saffodien | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Bottom three | Bottom three | Safe | N/A | Eliminated | Eliminated (quarter final) | ||||||
Kgomotso Tsatsi | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Wildcard | TOP 12 | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Bottom two | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 5) | ||||||||
Karen Ferreira | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Bottom three | Bottom three | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 4) | |||||||||
Zama Sithole | Did not perform | Did not perform | Wildcard | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 3) | ||||||||||
Petro De Villiers | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) | |||||||||||
Thelma Jansen | TOP 12 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) | |||||||||||
Khwezi Kekana | Wildcard | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | ||||||||||||
Noluthando Meje | Did not perform | Wildcard | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 12 | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) |
NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists and Wild Cards
Season Three[]
- Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 3)
Season Three Contestants[]
The following is a list of Season Three contestants, in order of elimination.
Jamie-Lee Blokdyk
Bonolo Molosiwa
Pume Zondi
Kesha Charlton-Perkins
Martelize Van Niekerk
Deidré Visser
Ayanda Mpama
Nhlanhla Mwelase
Veronique Lalouette
Nicky de Lange
Gift Gwe (runner-up)
Karin Kortje (winner)
The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male
Singer | Semifinals Group 1 | Semifinals Group 2 | Semifinals Group 3 | Semifinals Group 4 | Wild Card | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
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Karin Kortje | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Compete | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | N/A | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
Gift Gwe | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Compete | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | N/A | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | LOSE |
Nicky de Lange | Wildcard | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | N/A | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |
Veronique Lalouette | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Compete | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | N/A | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | ELIM | |
Nhlanhla Mwelase | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Compete | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | N/A | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | ||
Ayanda Mpama | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Wildcard | TOP 12 | BTM3 | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | N/A | BTM3 | ELIM | |||
Deidré Visser | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Compete | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | N/A | ELIM | ||||
Martelize Van Niekerk | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Compete | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | N/A | ELIM | ||||
Kesha Charlton-Perkins | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | Did not Compete | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | ||||||
Pume Zondi | TOP 12 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Compete | SAFE | BTM3 | ELIM | |||||||
Bonolo Molosiwa | Wildcard | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | BTM2 | ELIM | ||||||||
Jamie-Lee Blokdyk | Did not Perform | Wildcard | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 12 | ELIM |
NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists and Wild Cards
Season Four[]
- Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 4)
Season Four Contestants[]
The following is a list of Season Four contestants, in order of elimination.
Dominic Momberg
Caroline Borole
Yolanda Nabo
Carla Louw
Björn Blignaut
Daniel Büys
Tender Mavundla
Munro du Toit
Andriëtte Norman (runner-up)
Jody Williams (winner)
The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male
Singer | Semifinals Boys | Semifinals Girls | Semifinals 3 | Semifinals 4 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 |
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Jody Williams | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
Andriëtte Norman | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSE |
Munro du Toit | SAFE | Did not Perform | SAFE | BTM4 | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | |
Tender Mavundla | Did not Perform | SAFE | BTM4 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | BTM2 | ELIM | ||
Daniel Büys | SAFE | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM3 | ELIM | |||
Björn Blignaut | SAFE | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | ||||
Carla Louw | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | |||||
Yolanda Nabo | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | BTM2 | ELIM | ||||||
Caroline Borole | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||
Dominic Momberg | SAFE | Did not Perform | SAFE | BTM3 | ELIM |
NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists
Season Five[]
- Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 5)
Season Five Contestants[]
The following is a list of Season Five contestants, in order of elimination.
Ntsepa Pitjeng
Daniel Baron
Lizé Heerman
Pixie Bennett
Cameron Bruce
Thembi Nkosi
Lendel Moonsamy
Graeme Watkins
Jason Hartman (runner-up)
Sasha-Lee Davids (winner)
The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male
Singer | Semifinals 1 | Semifinals 2 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 |
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Sasha-Lee Davids | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
Jason Hartman | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSE |
Graeme Watkins | SAFE | BTM5 | SAFE | SAFE | BTM4 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | |
Lendel Moonsamy | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | BTM2 | BTM2 | ELIM | ||
Thembi Nkosi | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||
Cameron Bruce | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM3 | ELIM | ||||
Pixie Bennett | BTM5 | BTM4 | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||
Lizé Heerman | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | ||||||
Daniel Baron | BTM3 | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||
Ntsepa Pitjeng | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM |
NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists
Season Six[]
- Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 6)
Season Six Contestants[]
The following is a list of Season Six contestants, in order of elimination.
Gail Nkoane
Bongi Mthombeni
Jamie-Lee Sexton
Jess Yallup
Pieter West
Adeline Mocke
Boki Ntsime
Sindi Nene
Lloyd Cele (runner-up)
Elvis Blue (winner)
The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male
Singer | Semifinals Group 1 | Semifinals Group 2 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 |
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Elvis Blue | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
Lloyd Cele | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOSE |
Sindi Nene | BTM3 | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAVED | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | |
Boki Ntsime | SAFE | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||
Adeline Mocke | Did not Perform | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | BTM2 | ELIM | |||
Pieter West | SAFE | Did not Perform | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | ELIM | |||
Jess Yallup | SAFE | Did not Perform | BTM3 | SAFE | BTM2 | ELIM | |||||
Jamie-Lee Sexton | Did not Perform | BTM3 | BTM2 | BTM3 | ELIM | ||||||
Bongi Mthombeni | SAFE | Did not Perform | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||
Gail Nkoane | Did not Perform | SAFE | ELIM |
NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists
Season Seven[]
- Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 7)
Season Eight[]
- Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 8)
Season Nine[]
- Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 9)
Season Ten[]
- Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 10)
Season Eleven[]
- Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 11)
Season Twelve[]
- Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 12)
Season Thirteen[]
- Main article: Idols (South Africa Season 13)
World Idol[]
Heinz Winckler participated alongside 10 other Idols in the 2 show mini-event World Idol. Heinz placed 4th place on 80 points. Heinz performed the Aerosmith cover - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing.
Heinz received the following scores respectively.
UK awarded 7 points
Belgium awarded 8 points
Australia awarded 8 points
USA awarded 9 points
Pan-Arab Nations awarded 8 points
Poland awarded 6 points
The Netherlands awarded 2 points
Canada awarded 7 points
Germany awarded 7 points
Norway awarded 6 points
South Africa awarded 12 points (default award)
Judges and hosts[]
Judges[]
- Randall Abrahams (2002-present)
- Marcus Brewster (2002)
- Penny Lebyane (2002)
- Dave Thompson (2002-2009)
- Mara Louw (2003-2010)
- Gareth Cliff (2003-2016)
- Unathi Msengana (2011-)
- Somizi Mhlongo (2015-)
Hosts[]
- Candy Litchfield (2002)
- Matthew Stewardson (2002)
- Sami Sabiti (2002)
- Colin Moss (2003-2007)
- Letoya Makhene (2003)
- Liezel van der Westhuizen (2009-2010)
- ProVerb (2010-)